What is 2 oz?

lissakay
lissakay Posts: 26
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I made some rice noodles and the package says 2 oz is 46 carbs. 2 oz by volume is 1/4 cup...that's not going to fill me up. 2 oz by weight is about 1/2 cup.....still didn't fill me up. Most other carbs, rice and noodles, are 42-48 carbs for a cup, so I got another 1/2 cup of rice noodles...not sure what to put in my diary though.

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  • Mindful_Trent
    Mindful_Trent Posts: 3,954 Member
    It is 2 oz. by weight. Pasta servings are MUCH smaller than most people realize. It's a hard lesson to learn!

    Edited to add: (uncooked weight, that is)
  • lissakay
    lissakay Posts: 26
    Hmmm....yeah it is. I just looked on the back of another box (mac and cheese) and a cup is 49 carbs....my guess is the 2 oz by weight is as packaged, before cooked.

    I measured it afterward, once it had the water in it, so that cup was probably about right. Thanks for the help.
  • Raynedancer
    Raynedancer Posts: 96 Member
    It is 2 oz. by weight. Pasta servings are MUCH smaller than most people realize. It's a hard lesson to learn!

    Edited to add: (uncooked weight, that is)

    So...this has been confusing to me also. If it says 2 oz dry...do I measure 2 ounces of dry pasta and cook it to equal my serving? Or do I cook the pasta, then measure out 2 ounces as my serving???
  • skinnytayy
    skinnytayy Posts: 459
    Recommendation - Next time you're at walmart, invest in a "diet scale" ... cheapest one is $5 and does the job. It's the serving size by weight. Roughly about 3/4 - 1 cup of uncooked pasta.

    Edit:// Depends on the size of the pasta though.
  • inskydiamonds
    inskydiamonds Posts: 2,519 Member
    It is 2 oz. by weight. Pasta servings are MUCH smaller than most people realize. It's a hard lesson to learn!

    Edited to add: (uncooked weight, that is)

    So...this has been confusing to me also. If it says 2 oz dry...do I measure 2 ounces of dry pasta and cook it to equal my serving? Or do I cook the pasta, then measure out 2 ounces as my serving???

    Yes. :)
    2 oz dry means that the serving is however much pasta equals 2 oz before you cook it.
  • Mindful_Trent
    Mindful_Trent Posts: 3,954 Member
    It is 2 oz. by weight. Pasta servings are MUCH smaller than most people realize. It's a hard lesson to learn!

    Edited to add: (uncooked weight, that is)

    So...this has been confusing to me also. If it says 2 oz dry...do I measure 2 ounces of dry pasta and cook it to equal my serving? Or do I cook the pasta, then measure out 2 ounces as my serving???

    You weight 2 oz. dry before cooking. I use a cup - put that on the scale and zero it out, then put the pasta in. If you don't have a kitchen scale, you can get a pretty cheap one walmart or target, like Taylor said.
  • Paige1108
    Paige1108 Posts: 432 Member
    Love my scale. Best 5.00 gift I've ever gotten. My boyfriend got it for me to weight cheese. Now I weight everything.
  • Raynedancer
    Raynedancer Posts: 96 Member
    Thanks so much, everyone. Your posts have made this very clear for me :smile:
  • Cytherea
    Cytherea Posts: 515 Member
    Yeah, 2 oz. of pasta is NOT a lot, especially compared to the portion sizes most of us are used to and restaurants serve us. I was estimating with a half a cup of dry pasta before I got my scale (which is a life saver!). Weigh the 2 oz. out dry and then cook it; doesn't matter what it weighs afterwards but you will definitely notice that it is NOT a lot!! lol

    I've actually gotten used to it ok. When I make my homemade sauce, I generally tend to eat it with more sauce than pasta anyways, so this just justifies that, lol.
  • crazybxrmom
    crazybxrmom Posts: 62 Member
    Also for those who would like to know. 2 oz of dry pasta averages about 4.7 oz after it is cooked. I weighed several different kinds dry and cooked so I would be able to cook a whole box and still be able to portion it out. Hope this helps those of you cooking for more than yourselves it sure helped me.
  • judswi
    judswi Posts: 73 Member
    I read some where that 2 0z dry pasta is the size if a nickel.
  • MzBug
    MzBug Posts: 2,173 Member
    Psssst.... you get to eat much more spaghetti squash than actual pasta spaghetti! I love spaghetti squash with cubed chicken breast all covered with homemade spaghetti sauce and a couple tablespoons of parm/romano on top. Just have to remember to "pat dry" the squash or you have soup.
  • Cytherea
    Cytherea Posts: 515 Member
    I read some where that 2 0z dry pasta is the size if a nickel.

    ...That doesn't make any sense. One piece of pasta is bigger than the size of a nickel, and it obviously does not weight 2 oz... Trying to match pasta to the size of a nickel doesn't make any sense!

    Now, maybe it is the WEIGHT of a nickel, and that would be a totally different thing than the SIZE of the nickel. But trying to match the weights I don't think is particularly helpful, either, unless you have a "justice" scale, as it were...
  • Mindful_Trent
    Mindful_Trent Posts: 3,954 Member
    I read some where that 2 0z dry pasta is the size if a nickel.

    ...That doesn't make any sense. One piece of pasta is bigger than the size of a nickel, and it obviously does not weight 2 oz... Trying to match pasta to the size of a nickel doesn't make any sense!

    Now, maybe it is the WEIGHT of a nickel, and that would be a totally different thing than the SIZE of the nickel. But trying to match the weights I don't think is particularly helpful, either, unless you have a "justice" scale, as it were...

    I think this was meant for spaghetti - it's saying that if you grab a handful, the circumference of the pasta handful (obviously held tightly together) is the size of a nickel.
  • am_lowe
    am_lowe Posts: 113
    barilla has a guide on their site to measuring pasta. hope this helps!

    http://www.barillaus.com/Pages/Pasta101.aspx
  • ablazier35
    ablazier35 Posts: 1 Member
    crazybxrmom wrote: »
    Also for those who would like to know. 2 oz of dry pasta averages about 4.7 oz after it is cooked. I weighed several different kinds dry and cooked so I would be able to cook a whole box and still be able to portion it out. Hope this helps those of you cooking for more than yourselves it sure helped me.

    This was so helpful. Thank you!
  • Lillymoo01
    Lillymoo01 Posts: 2,865 Member
    MzBug wrote: »
    Psssst.... you get to eat much more spaghetti squash than actual pasta spaghetti! I love spaghetti squash with cubed chicken breast all covered with homemade spaghetti sauce and a couple tablespoons of parm/romano on top. Just have to remember to "pat dry" the squash or you have soup.

    Spaghetti squash (or vegetable squash as it is known in Australia) is hard to come by and pretty expensive. I spiralize zucchini instead when I don't have enough calories for pasta.
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,750 Member
    edited April 2018
    Lillymoo01 wrote: »
    MzBug wrote: »
    Psssst.... you get to eat much more spaghetti squash than actual pasta spaghetti! I love spaghetti squash with cubed chicken breast all covered with homemade spaghetti sauce and a couple tablespoons of parm/romano on top. Just have to remember to "pat dry" the squash or you have soup.

    Spaghetti squash (or vegetable squash as it is known in Australia) is hard to come by and pretty expensive. I spiralize zucchini instead when I don't have enough calories for pasta.

    Spaghetti squash (never seen it labelled anything else) is available in lots of the shops I go to....I got excited when they started to appear after hearing about them so much, and ive had one, but wouldn't bother with another! Bleh
  • Lillymoo01
    Lillymoo01 Posts: 2,865 Member
    edited April 2018
    livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
    Lillymoo01 wrote: »
    MzBug wrote: »
    Psssst.... you get to eat much more spaghetti squash than actual pasta spaghetti! I love spaghetti squash with cubed chicken breast all covered with homemade spaghetti sauce and a couple tablespoons of parm/romano on top. Just have to remember to "pat dry" the squash or you have soup.

    Spaghetti squash (or vegetable squash as it is known in Australia) is hard to come by and pretty expensive. I spiralize zucchini instead when I don't have enough calories for pasta.

    Spaghetti squash (never seen it labelled anything else) is available in lots of the shops I go to....I got excited when they started to appear after hearing about them so much, and ive had one, but wouldn't bother with another! Bleh

    Where are you from? I had been on the lookout for over a year but after an internet search decided that at $7-$8 a pop it wouldn't be worth it. Your comment leads me to believe I was correct.
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,750 Member
    Lillymoo01 wrote: »
    livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
    Lillymoo01 wrote: »
    MzBug wrote: »
    Psssst.... you get to eat much more spaghetti squash than actual pasta spaghetti! I love spaghetti squash with cubed chicken breast all covered with homemade spaghetti sauce and a couple tablespoons of parm/romano on top. Just have to remember to "pat dry" the squash or you have soup.

    Spaghetti squash (or vegetable squash as it is known in Australia) is hard to come by and pretty expensive. I spiralize zucchini instead when I don't have enough calories for pasta.

    Spaghetti squash (never seen it labelled anything else) is available in lots of the shops I go to....I got excited when they started to appear after hearing about them so much, and ive had one, but wouldn't bother with another! Bleh

    Where are you from? I had been on the lookout for over a year but after an internet search decided that at $7-$8 a pop it wouldn't be worth it. Your comment leads me to believe I was correct.

    I'm in wa.... I thought it was pretty tasteless and not a great texture.
  • kami3006
    kami3006 Posts: 4,979 Member
    edited April 2018
    Mindful_Trent wrote: »
    I read some where that 2 0z dry pasta is the size if a nickel.

    ...That doesn't make any sense. One piece of pasta is bigger than the size of a nickel, and it obviously does not weight 2 oz... Trying to match pasta to the size of a nickel doesn't make any sense!

    Now, maybe it is the WEIGHT of a nickel, and that would be a totally different thing than the SIZE of the nickel. But trying to match the weights I don't think is particularly helpful, either, unless you have a "justice" scale, as it were...

    I think this was meant for spaghetti - it's saying that if you grab a handful, the circumference of the pasta handful (obviously held tightly together) is the size of a nickel.

    Two ounces of spaghetti is about the size of a U.S. quarter.
  • Blackwatch2000
    Blackwatch2000 Posts: 20 Member
    kami3006 wrote: »
    Mindful_Trent wrote: »
    I read some where that 2 0z dry pasta is the size if a nickel.

    ...That doesn't make any sense. One piece of pasta is bigger than the size of a nickel, and it obviously does not weight 2 oz... Trying to match pasta to the size of a nickel doesn't make any sense!

    Now, maybe it is the WEIGHT of a nickel, and that would be a totally different thing than the SIZE of the nickel. But trying to match the weights I don't think is particularly helpful, either, unless you have a "justice" scale, as it were...

    I think this was meant for spaghetti - it's saying that if you grab a handful, the circumference of the pasta handful (obviously held tightly together) is the size of a nickel.

    Two ounces of spaghetti is about the size of a quarter.

    This is what I've always read as well. When I weight out a quarter size amount it is around 2 ounces.
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